7 months old

Can you believe it???My how the time flies!!!

Wyatt is on the verge of crawling and babbles all day long, he is even pretty strong when we stand him up and just let him hold on for balance. It seems like yesterday that he was 7 pounds and would fall asleep on my chest...now he's closing in on 20 pounds, and nearly walking and talking. When I think back about all the years of waiting that brought us to this point, it seems like a blink of the eye. Somebody up there was watching out for us because he sure picked the best little boy we could ever have hoped for.

Last night, Michael and I went out to our friend Kelly's house for a fabulous backyard luau. We ended up staying until nearly midnight and managed to only call home once to check on him. We knew he'd be having fun with Aunt Hope and the doggies. I know Aunt Hope had fun having Wyatt all to herself...even if he was a bit fussy.

We got up today and went to lunch with Aunt Hope before she had to head back home. After we came back to the house, we decided to head over to the YMCA pool around 3pm. We ended up staying there for 1 1/2 hours and Wyatt had a blast. He had so much fun that he was sound asleep before we even left the parking lot. He's still napping hard right now. I hope he doesn't over-do it because mommy and daddy have to go to work tomorrow!

As always, here are some snapshots from the 7 month old photo shoot:

Perfect Push-up

I think Wyatt may have swiped Uncle Matt's Perfect Push-up machine...

With muscles like that, it can't be long before we are chasing him around everywhere!

Playpen

Last week when Wyatt was sick, we moved his pack and play downstairs in the living room. We had intended to put it downstairs a long time ago, but somehow Wyatt ended up sleeping in our room (for the most part) all this time. Occasionally we would try to put him in his crib, but then the 1am and 3am bottles or random screaming fits would win out and we'd end up putting him back in the pack and play in our room for easy binky (pacifier) replacement. We decided this was as good an opportunity as ever to break us and him, so Wyatt has been sleeping in his own room for a solid week now. We love having the pack and play downstairs. It makes diaper changes and play time a little easier, and it is very convenient for nap time too. Here are some pictures of Wyatt enjoying his new digs.
Here's a big cheesy grin showcasing the one shiny new tooth

6 month shots

Well we are a few weeks behind, but Wyatt had his 6 month shots appointment today. We also went ahead and scheduled a home visit with the social worker this afternoon as well. Because of some scheduling conflicts we knew it would be a very quick visit with the social worker and she was in and out in less than 20 minutes. As soon as she left we packed up the diaper bag and headed over to the doctor's office. Unfortunately we were there for a LOOOOONG time and we sat around for about an hour and a half. I guess that is the downside of taking one of the last appointments of the day. But we did have a nice visit with a new PA student and then the doctor came in to check Wyatt out too. The nurse gave him two shots in the same leg and he turned beet red and screamed, let a few tears roll, and then was fine by the time we got to the check-out desk. Daddy took it hardest of all because this was his first time to experience shots or blood draw with Wyatt.
Wyatt was 17lbs, 8oz...yes folks that is half a pound gained since last Wednesday. And that put him in the 50th percentile for weight. He was 27.25" again which put him in the 90th percentile for height. He's following right along the growth curve and the doctor was very pleased with his progress. And he even gets a free pass on his next checkup at 9 months...no shots!

A Yank Fan???

We didn't have anything special planned for this weekend, but we did get out on Saturday and cruise the mall. I got a pedicure while Michael and Wyatt hit the manly stores. I was just finishing up with my toenails drying when I got a text from Michael with this picture attached.
Daddy got himself a new hat and decided Wyatt needed one as well. I'm sure Opa is proud of Wyatt's Yanks hat!

Sicky-poo

Well we had our first experience with projectile vomiting last night...garden vegetables to be exact. It really was just the one major episode and then a few dry heaves afterwards. The poor thing looked so pitiful for a couple of hours afterwards. I talked to the after hours nurse and she had me get some pedialyte and Sprite and give it to him slowly over the next few hours. He finally fell asleep around 11pm and then Daddy stayed up to make sure he didn't get sick again. It was just that one time and then he bounced back quickly.
Michael took Wyatt to the doctor this morning just as a precaution and they told him that there was a fast-acting bug going around and that was all it was. He weighed in at 17 lbs even and 27 1/4 inches tall. Mimi came up to take care of Wyatt while Daddy caught up on his sleep. He seemed to be back to his usual self this evening and fell asleep just a little while ago.

Happy 4th of July

Well it's a wet and soggy one, but some people down the street seem to be determined to set off their fireworks no matter what. It's not even dark yet and we can hear the pops and screetches amongst Jack's barking panic. It's going to be a long evening...

But Mimi went to the basement and found some festive attire for everyone to try on. Wyatt, Uncle Matt and Jack got to wear the bandanas. Uncle Matt pulled out his guitar and played "Bye Bye Miss American Pie". Wyatt is currently fascinated with the guitar and anyone playing it.